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METEOR 2-6, 11962

Orbit data source: Space-Track

METEOR 2-6, 11962 is a Commonwealth of Independent States-origin payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Tue, 09 Sep 1980 UTC via a VOSTOK 8A92M launch vehicle from the Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

11962, 1980-073A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

9 hours ago

Origin

Main Directorate of Ministry of Foreign Affairs (CIS)

Manufacturer

VNIIEM

Mission

Civil Weather

Bus & Motor

METEOR-2, Unknown motor

Mass

~1,500 kg wet, ~1,500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1980-09-09 (45 years ago)

Launch vehicle

VOSTOK 8A92M

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 2 Pan, 4.5 m

Radar Cross Section

5.718 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 9 hours ago

0 METEOR 2-6
1 11962U 80073A   25191.58469299  .00000023  00000-0  56405-5 0  9997
2 11962  81.2218  63.7671 0036764  28.4352 331.8815 14.11071796306558

Epoch: 2025-07-10T14:01Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-10T14:01:57.474Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

-75.47124°

Altitude

835.168 km

Speed

7.447 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 15m 04s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-29.67605°

Longitude

109.16358°

Altitude

893.343 km

Speed

7.391 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

19h 30m 45s

Apparent Declination

-49° 00' 43"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:48:00

Azimuth

123.855° SE

Elevation

-44.622°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

879.464 km

Perigee altitude

826.296 km

Semi-major axis

7,231.017 km

Eccentricity

0.00368

Inclination

81.2218°

RAAN

63.7671°

Arg. of periapsis

28.4352°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

331.8815°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.52975 °/min

Orbital period

101.99 mins

BSTAR

0.0000056405

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Other satellites on launch #73 in the year 1980 (1980-09-09 UTC)

SL-3 R/B, 11963

METEOR 2-6 DEB, 28986

METEOR 2-6 DEB, 28987

METEOR 2-6 DEB, 29199

METEOR 2-6 DEB, 29200 (Decayed)

METEOR 2-6 DEB, 29201

METEOR 2-6 DEB, 31406

METEOR 2-6 DEB, 35426

METEOR 2-6 DEB, 36307

METEOR 2-6 DEB, 36308 (Decayed)

METEOR 2-6 DEB, 36309

METEOR 2-6 DEB, 38836

METEOR 2-6 DEB, 38837

METEOR 2-6 DEB, 38838 (Decayed)

METEOR 2-6 Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
9 mins	2025-07-11 02:30:55.027Z	12.627° NNE	2025-07-11 02:35:55.027Z	82.656° E	28.108°	2025-07-11 02:39:55.027Z	132.899° SE
8 mins	2025-07-11 04:14:55.027Z	320.861° NNW	2025-07-11 04:17:55.027Z	279.501° WNW	27.126°	2025-07-11 04:22:55.027Z	211.873° SW
8 mins	2025-07-11 15:40:55.027Z	154.922° SSE	2025-07-11 15:44:55.027Z	87.276° E	33.39°	2025-07-11 15:48:55.027Z	28.057° NE
7 mins	2025-07-11 17:24:55.027Z	248.143° W	2025-07-11 17:27:55.027Z	289.714° WNW	21.82°	2025-07-11 17:31:55.027Z	339.847° N

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